A late Perisic goal and  Milan Badelj  opener denied Iceland their attempt to reach the World Cup knockout stage for the first time in top Group D. Iceland needed a win to stand any chance of reaching the last 16, and their colourful support looked dejected as their side missed key chances late in the first half. Alfred Finnbogason and Birkir Bjarnason both […]
Peru heaped more misery on the Socceroos when it made it 2-0 early in the second half. A deflected shot inside the box bobbled away and Guerrero was quickest to react, sweating on the bouncing ball and hitting it first time with his left foot. That strike hit Mark Milligan and the latest deflection gave goalkeeper Mat Ryan no chance. SOCHI is where it […]
Iago Aspas netted a stoppage-time equaliser as Spain scraped an unconvincing draw with Morocco to top Group B and secure a World Cup last-16 tie against hosts Russia. Youssef En-Nesyri looked to have won it for Herve Renard’s side when he powered in a superb header from fellow substitute Faycal Fajr’s corner. But Aspas flicked in Dani Carvajal‘s […]
Sadio Mane gave Senegal an early lead after Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima punched the ball on to his knee. Japan slowly grew into the game and equalised shortly after the half-hour mark through Takashi Inui‘s curler. Senegal regained the lead slightly against the run of play with a nice finish from defender Moussa Wague. Keisuke Hondapulled Japan back on to level terms after some poor […]
Javier Hernandez’s 50th goal for Mexico sealed their qualification from Group F and left South Korea on the brink of exiting the World Cup. Mexico dominated the first half and lead through Carlos Vela’s penalty. Andres Guardado’s cross was blocked by Jang Hyun-Soo’s outstretched arm and the referee pointed to the spot without any VAR interference. Hernandez’s record goal was a […]
Eden Hazard won and converted an early penalty after being brought down by Syam Ben Youssef in Moscow. Romelu Lukakudoubled the lead with a cool finish in the 16th minute after being played in by Dries Mertens. Dylan Bronn pulled one back with a glancing header past Thibaut Courtois from Wahbi Khazri‘s free-kick. Lukaku restored his side’s two-goal lead with a cheeky finish after being […]